Chapter 27

Sophia listened to the discussions among the members of the design department and felt outraged. She thought the people in the design department were simply disgusting, all hoping for Violet to end up with a bad outcome.

In the stairwell, Violet answered her phone with a blank expression. “Hello. What do you want?”

Henry snorted. “Now you don’t even call me Dad?”

Violet felt a shiver run down her spine when she heard his voice. She responded with sarcasm, “Does someone who drugs his own daughter and hands her over to other men have the right to be called Dad?”

Henry was momentarily taken aback, recalling the events of the previous night. He maintained a calm facade. “Violet, what’s your relationship with Patrick Hersey?”

unyielding. “Then aren’t you afraid I might take action against Charles’s company?” Henry’s

you can

of seconds and then said, “It seems like what Patrick said last night is true.

the matter, instead moving on to the main issue. “Alright, let’s put everything else aside for

confident as if he believed Violet would definitely comply and withdraw the lawsuit.

“Why should I withdraw the lawsuit? She plagiarized my work. Shouldn’t she

believe that Patrick can help you? No matter how capable he is, he can’t change the opinions of so many people online, can he?” Violet’s trembling l*ps tightened as she gripped her phone tightly out of disgust. Henry continued, “Don’t rely on Patrick to help you. To be frank with you, if Veronica is driven to commit suicide because of this, even if you win the lawsuit, what will it achieve? At most, it will make everyone see you as heartless. Furthermore, if you don’t withdraw the lawsuit and

you afraid I’ll post

What does that prove? I’m just trying to advise you to withdraw the lawsuit, from a father’s perspective, to help you and your sister reconcile. Do you really think

“And don’t think you’re the only one who can record conversations. I can do it too. This conversation can easily prove that you’re married to Patrick. If you don’t want to be seen as a bully, you’d better drop the lawsuit.” Henry not only left himself without the possibility of being blamed by the public but

Henry would completely side with Veronica. She hung up the phone with

married to Patrick was not something that could never be revealed, but right now, it was

that Violet was using Patrick’s influence to bully Veronica. In that case, it would be very difficult for Violet to prove her innocence, and she

you’re blaming everything on me!” Veronica rolled her eyes, looking at her newly manicured nails, and replied, “Well, your reputation is already in the gutter, so a bit more scandal doesn’t really matter. Besides, aren’t we still technically married? Isn’t it normal for

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